1. DRAMA Unit
Sept

2. Elements of Drama lesson agenda
*3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Elements of Drama lesson 3 PC pg 28., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit
Playbill Lesson

3. Elements of Drama ISN notes
Cast of characters: All the performers in a drama
Chorus: group of actors that comment on the play
Act: The main divisions of drama/major sections of a play
Scene: the smaller divisions or sections within an act
Setting: the place and time the action takes place
Narrator: Actor who speaks only to audience about the story
Stage directions: the directions telling the characters how to speak or act; the directions telling how sound, lighting, and props are used.
Stage left: Same as audience right
Wings: sides of the stage not seen by the audience
Elements of Drama ISN notes
Drama is a story that is written to be performed by actors for an audience. It may be a film, a television show, or a stage play.

4. Elements of drama lesson ISN cont.
Dialogue: the lines spoken by the characters
Prologue: Introductory section of the play
Types of plays:
Comedy- A funny or amusing play
Tragedy- A play with a sad or unhappy ending
Comic Relief: Humorous actions or words put in a serious play
* ISN- Right side- take detailed notes. Left side- Provide examples, pictures etc. that help remind you of this lesson.

5. Shakespeare Resources
The Twelfth Night
Midsummer nights dream
Romeo and Juliet
Unit guide
Act One Scene one
Audio Book
Plot Info
Spark notes
welfthnight/
Literature guide
Audio book
Plot Info
Spark Notes
No Fear Romeo and Juliet
Literature guide
Audio book
Plot Info

6. setting lesson agenda 3-5min. Grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review setting lesson 3 PC pg 28, SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

7. Setting ISN notes
Setting: In a drama, the setting is a brief description of the time and place and any other factors that directly affect the characters or the plot.
Mood: atmosphere, of the drama. For ex. The setting might make a character relaxed, cheerful, anxious, fearful, or angry.

8. Plot lesson Agenda *3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda bellwork
*15 min.TW review plot lesson 3 PC pg 28., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

9. Plot ISN Notes
Plot: a series of events where the characters try to solve a problem or attain a goal. In a drama, the plot unfolds over the course of one or more acts.
Exposition- introduces the characters, setting and conflict
Rising action- includes the plot events that lead to climax
Falling action- is the part of the plot that leads to resolution
Resolution- is how the conflict is solved or not resolved

10. Dialogue lesson Agenda
*3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda Bellwork
*15 min.TW review Dialogue lesson 3 PC pg 29., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

11. Dialogue ISN notes
Dialogue: lines spoken between two or more characters.
Most of what you learn about the characters comes from what they say, how they say it, and how other characters respond.
Dialogue can move the plot forward, trigger characters response, or cause the action to move to a different setting.
It can also provide clues to a character’s education, background, or nationality.

12. Dialogue ISN Notes cont.
Dialogue contains figures of speech:
Idiom- a common phrase that has a different meaning than the meaning of its individual words.
Adage or proverb- an old saying that expresses an accepted truth about life.

13. Review day *3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda
 *35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

14. Point of view lesson agenda
*3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Point of view lesson 3 PC pg 29., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

15. Point of view isn notes
Point of view The angle of vision from which a story is narrated. See Narrator. A work's point of view can be:
first person, in which the narrator is a character or an observer, respectively;
objective, in which the narrator knows or appears to know no more than the reader;
omniscient, in which the narrator knows everything about the characters;
limited omniscient, which allows the narrator to know some things about the characters but not everything.

16. Point of view isn notes cont.
Monologue: a speech given by one actor
Soliloquy: a speech in which a character reveals his or her thoughts and feelings to the audience but not to the other characters.
Aside- is a comment made to the audience that is not heard by the other characters
Dramatic irony: is created when the audience knows more than one or more of the characters do.
Verbal irony: is when a character says the opposite of what he or hshe really means. Depending on the context, it may show sarcasm or humor.

17. Theme lesson Agenda *3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Elements of Drama lesson 3 PC pg 30., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

18. Theme isn notes
Theme: central message the author wants to convey to readers. It may be a statement about life or the way the world works.
In a drama, the themes is often alluded to in the title and at the beginning of the play.
Look for ways in which the characters respond to other characters, the setting, and the events to reveal aspects to the theme. Repeated phrases, details, or symbols ay also help identify the theme.

19. Antiquated language lesson agenda
*3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda
*15 min.TW review Antiquated language lesson 3 PC pg 30., SW take notes in ISN.
*35 min. Read Shakespeare story
SG- Work on “Understanding drama” Wksht
HW: PC pg Playbill Project Due end of unit

20. Antiquated language ISN Notes
Antiquated Language: a language that was used in the past.
The words thou and thee, for example, are antiquated words for the pronoun you .
When you see antiquated word or phrase, use context clues to help you figure out its meaning.

21. End of unit review *3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda Bellwork
* 25 min. SW- perform plays
* 25 min. WC- Rev. and Grade PC pg end of unit

22. Review cont. *3-5 min grab supplies and fill out agenda
 *15 Min. Cont. SW- Perform Plays
* 15 min. Cont. WC- Rev. and Grade PC pg end of unit